The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-02
PROHIBITION LEAGUE,


lhe Platform OF Principles Adopted nt the
Recent Conference.
Correspondence Of The Initliigenetr.
PARKRRsBuRa, March Sl.-The Temper.
ance Convention or conference that ges
held hero last week ,eonlted in laying on,
O campaign on On intelligent and non. par.
tisan basis, that ia likely to grow into ar
aggressive campaign for the ratification oil
the Constitutional Amendment. The fol.
lowing is the conatitat'oa OF the organize.
tion, which they Christened the Prohibi.
ton Amendment League.
First-This organization shall bs known
as the Prohibition Amendment League ol
West Virginia.
Secona-Its head shall be Stats Con.
trail Committee.
Third-1t shall have in addition State
Executive Committee, County Commit.
tee for each county in the State and Dis
trict Committee for each district.
Fourth-1t shall have a wide awake pa.
per, published in the interest OF the Pro.
hibition Amendment, with no political al-
liances.
Fifth-It shall make provision for a
healthy campaign iund.
Si1th-It aball solicit The aid aud CO.
operation Of the press in every part Of
our State.
Thore waa no particular amount OF en-
thusiRm in the conference, nor has there
been any particular stir smorg tho peo-
pie hereabou!s aimee it adjourned, still the
fact is patent that there is strong fseling
for the ratification OF the amendment
among all parties and classes. 1t is gen.
orally agreed that the conference acted
wisely in declaring that the campaign for
ratification should be conducted on an al.
solute non.pgrtiean basis.
The following resolutions were adopted
as platform Of principles:
First-We hsfi the submission of the
Prohibition Amendment as a long stride
toward the final and permanent auccess
OF the cause OF Temperance in West Vir.
ginia, and for this signal victory praise
and thanksgiving should be offered by all
good people OF the STAKE to Him who
reigEo and rules over all.
Second-The true men in the Legisla.
ture who stood b!avely for the Home in
face Of all the powers OF darkness, con.
tending and voting for the right Of the
people to be heard in their own behalf, are
entitled TO the thanks and lasting graft.
tude Of all the people Of the State Of every
class.
Third-Especial thanks ore likewise
due the Good Templars and Woman'a
Christian Temperance Union for their
united efforts iu e fourth time petitioning
the Legislature, thus contributing the
final influence that gave SUCCESS; and the
prompt action OF the State W. q. 7. U. in
meeting and mapping out an excellent plan
OF Amendment Campaign work, is most
heartily endorsed and active cooperation
therein is hereby pledged.
Fourtn-The fact that the Submission
OF the Amendment was not made party
issue, but vas advocated and forced from
the desperately resisting liquor power and
its allies, by the frienda OF home and hn.
manity OF all parties, makes it especially
obligatory upon the friends OF temperance
OF all parties and ,c;gsses, to unite now in
one combined charge to carry prohibition
to its final snccess at the ballot boz. AS
the allied nome forces carried the enemy's
outer works in the Legislature, no let the
Same forces press forward to final victory
at tho polls, and plant ihs prohibition
flag in the citadel OF our rights and liber.
ties, our State Constitution.
have conferred with goodly number
OF Democrats and Republicans, aoms Of
whom will vote for ratification while soIHs
will vote sgairst it. and they all expresH
the desirs that the question will be lei;
free from all party alliances, and that the
people OF all parties may be allowed to
vote upon the question solely on its merits
II this Is done there cauuO. be much
doub. about the ratification oil the amend.
ment; bu. il one OF the old political parties
antagonize it, and the other should take 1t
up, its adoption, under such circumstances,
will be exceedingly doubtful.
The prohibitioniats are going to do Wig
orous work this year throughout the
State, md will 'sst the hair" on the
rural deestrict" voters II it can he done
and thpy peem 10 think II can.